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The Imperial Chef's Restaurant
After talking with Bai Yinuo, Master Li realized that he couldn't buy glutinous rice with pigeon, so he settled for a serving of beef with lantern shadow.
The restaurant was packed with people, and Master Li waited for a long time before a seat became available. He sat there with his arms folded.
Chef Li shared a table with others. Few chefs are thin, and Chef Li is no exception. He occupies twice as much space as others, which makes the already limited space even worse.
The guest next to him was a little unhappy when he saw that Master Li's arm was about to touch him, and wanted to ask him to step back. But when he saw Master Li's ferocious face, he was stunned for a moment and decided to step back. He shrank his body and hid himself in the shadows.
His arms are thicker than my thighs. He can kill two people like him with one punch. Don't mess with him.
Master Li had no idea what others were thinking and he was feeling very upset inside.
This restaurant is so small, the table is so small, the bench is so small, everything is small, and he is not comfortable sitting there.
Master Li became more determined in his thinking because he felt uncomfortable sitting there.
If he had a glimmer of hope before coming here, thinking that this small shop might be opened by a retired chef, after knowing that Bai Yinuo was the chef of this shop, his hope was completely gone.
So what delicious food can a little girl make?
When Master Li was her age, he was still being scolded by his master by his ears for cutting something wrong.
But soon Master Li no longer cared about his discomfort because the Dengying Beef was served.
Master Li, who originally didn't take it seriously, paused and stared at the beef after seeing it.
Although he studied Huaiyang cuisine and has cooked most of it over the years, once one's cooking skills reach a certain level, one will find that the principles of cooking are universal, and he also has some understanding of Sichuan cuisine.
An expert knows the ins and outs of things. The first impression that Chef Li got from this dish of beef cooked in lamplight was different from others. It was not because of its beauty, but because of its precision.
Not only are the slices of beef as thin as paper, but each slice is almost the same length, thickness and thickness. People with obsessive-compulsive disorder will scream out in delight after seeing this.
Master Li couldn't help but looked up and asked Bai Yinuo who was passing by in confusion: "Is your beef cut by a machine?"
Bai Yinuo stopped and said with a smile: "It wasn't cut by a machine, I cut it with a kitchen knife."
From this angle, Master Li can see the semi-open kitchen just by looking up.
After seeing the scene inside, Master Li withdrew his doubts. After all, such a small kitchen could not accommodate a machine for cutting beef.
Master Li couldn't help but start thinking, if he used the same ingredients, could he cut the beef so thinly? The answer was no.
He paused and said, "...Your sword skills are quite good."
"Thank you." Bai Yinuo said. Her master was very strict. He thought she was very talented, so he set very high standards for her and hoped she could surpass herself. The master asked her to put weights on her wrists all year round until she could cut hair into thinner strands, and then he would admit that her knife skills were qualified.
With such devilish training, her subsequent studies went smoothly.
Bai Yinuo accepted Master Li's compliment calmly. Seeing that Master Li had no intention of saying anything else, he nodded and returned to the kitchen.
Master Li sat in his original position, staring at the beef with lantern shadow for a long time before he reached out and picked up a piece of beef with lantern shadow. After chewing it slowly, he was slightly stunned.
The beef looks amazing and tastes even better. The more Master Li savors it, the more he discovers the extraordinary nature of this beef.
Dengying Beef is a famous dish. As a knowledgeable chef, Master Li knows a lot about Dengying Beef and has eaten it many times, but he has never eaten such delicious Dengying Beef.
Numbness, spiciness, umami and saltiness, all the flavors seem to have life, bursting with strong vitality in the mouth, achieving a perfect proportion that makes people unforgettable once they have tasted it.
Chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns can easily affect the taste of dishes, leaving the dish with no other flavor except spicy.
But this piece of Dengying Beef is not like that. The perfect numbness and spiciness not only do not cover up the taste of the beef, but instead bring out the aroma of the beef. The more you chew the whole piece of beef, the more fragrant it becomes.
Master Li ate one piece after another until he finished all the beef in the plate, then he came back to his senses from a trance.
Only then did he realize that because he ate too quickly, beads of sweat appeared on the tip of his nose and his cheeks were slightly hot.
“Comfortable.”
The beef in Dengying is not made with ordinary chili peppers, but a combination of various peppers, so it won't make people feel spicy enough to cause stomach pain. Master Li felt his stomach warm, and because his blood was accelerated, he felt very refreshed.
Master Li sat quietly there, his hands clenched into fists and placed side by side on the table, lost in thought.
Although he didn't get to try the glutinous rice with pigeon, the dish of beef with light candlelight alone had greatly changed his impression of Bai's Restaurant.
This little restaurant…is not as bad as he imagined.
Just when Master Li was daydreaming, a large number of customers suddenly came to the store.
Master Li's apprentice walked into Baiji Restaurant and went straight to the cashier: "Excuse me, do you sell glutinous rice pigeon here?"
Following Master Li's apprentice in came a large group of young chefs, who gathered together and whispered.
"We come to buy glutinous rice pigeons because we hope that Master Li will feel better after eating them and finding that the other party is not as good as him."
"But Master Li doesn't want to come to Baiji Restaurant at all. Will he eat the pigeons if we buy them back?"
"Anyway, let's buy it back first. I really can't live like this any longer. Please make Master Li normal. I miss the old Master Li so much."
"I hope that our leave of absence this time to buy glutinous rice pigeon will be effective. By the way, Master Li also took a leave today. What did he do?"
"I don't know. He said he wanted to go back to his hometown to visit his relatives."
Bai Yinuo felt that his apprentice's words sounded very familiar, and asked curiously: "We don't serve this dish in our restaurant, how do you know about glutinous rice pigeon?"
The apprentice keenly heard the word "also", so he asked curiously: "Also? Did the guests of Shengjing come to your store to buy something after eating this dish?"
Just when the apprentice was feeling very confused, a young chef patted his arm.
"What's wrong?" The apprentice turned his head curiously and looked at the young chef.
The young chef pointed in a direction and said, "Am I seeing right? Isn't that Master Li?"
No matter who mistakes Master Li, the apprentice will not mistake Master Li. After seeing the familiar figure, the apprentice recognized that this was his master.
Master Li heard a noise, so he looked towards the source of the sound and met the eyes of the group of people.
After seeing them, Master Li continued to sit in his original position without moving, his facial expression did not change at all, but huge waves rose in his heart.
Why are they here too?
Master Li and this group of people stared at each other, and there was an awkward atmosphere in the air.
The apprentice led a group of people to Master Li and said in surprise, "Master, why are you here? You are here to eat too, what a coincidence."
"What a coincidence, Master Chef."
The apprentice watched as Master Li reacted first, and kept silent about why Master Li was here.
Other smart chefs gradually understood and disguised themselves as machines that could only laugh.
However, at this moment, a traitor emerged among them.
A young chef was still confused and said, "Master Li, didn't you take a leave to go back to your hometown to visit your relatives? Your hometown is in Suzhou."
Master Li: “…”
Other chefs: “…” If they are guilty, please let the law punish them instead of witnessing the social death of your boss.
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Today, Su Momo crawled to find Bai Yinuo and almost cried: "Boss... my mother."
Bai Yinuo was very worried when he saw Su Momo's look, thinking that something had happened to Su Momo, so he quickly said, "Calm down first, what happened to your mother?"
Su Momo wiped her tears: "...My mother is so mean."
Su Momo was filled with happiness when she learned that her mother was going to live with her for a while. Although her college roommates always said that she was a mama's boy and had to ask her mother for help with everything, Su Momo was not ashamed of it but was proud of it.
Because her mother is the best mother in the world!
However, after living with her mother for a few days, Su Momo felt that the relationship between her and her mother was in jeopardy.
Ever since she tasted Dengying beef, Su's mother fell in love with it. She would buy a lot of Dengying beef every day and put it in the hotel. The whole room was filled with the smell of Dengying beef.
Su Momo was forced to wear a mask of pain.
Bai Yinuo learned the truth from Su Momo: "..." Bai was worried.
Su Momo saw that Bai Yinuo was not as united as she had imagined, and she sobbed for a long time: "Boss, you don't understand how much harm this matter has done to a foodie. I feel like I can't live with my mother anymore."
Bai Yinuo was silent for a while after hearing what Su Momo said. Su Momo had been performing very well these past few days, and was indeed as efficient as she said. Although her health had not fully recovered, her ability was not much worse than Ji Zihuai's.
Bai Yinuo thought for a while and said, "After observing you for a while, I think you are qualified. Like Ji Zihuai, the store provides accommodation for employees. If you don't want to live with your mother, why not live in the store."
Su Momo knew that Bai Yinuo and Ji Zihuai lived in the yard. Although the yard was small, the atmosphere was warm and you could see the sky full of stars at night.
Su Momo liked this yard very much, but she was new here, and seeing that Bai Yinuo had no intention of letting her live in the store, she did not express her idea.
After hearing Bai Yinuo's words, Su Momo's eyes lit up.
"That's great." She finally got the boss's recognition!
Bai Yinuo was infected by Su Momo's happiness, so he smiled slightly: "There is an empty room in the back, but the room is only 40 square meters. Will you be uncomfortable living there?"
Su Momo shook her head fiercely: "No, no, no, I have to say it three times. I actually like this kind of retro architecture. The courtyard of Baiji Restaurant is very much in line with my aesthetic."
Childhood has a great impact on everyone. Many people live in childhood all their lives and don’t want to grow up.
Su Momo is different from Ji Zihuai, who has been pampered since childhood. When she was a child, her family was very poor and she lived in a mud house in the countryside. Although she is now rich and lives in a mansion, she still misses the quiet mud house in the countryside.
The next day was when Su Momo officially started working. Bai Yinuo got up early and prepared to go to the market to buy vegetables.
She pushed open the door, and to her surprise, there were two familiar people standing at the door.
Su Momo stayed at Baiji Restaurant last night. After learning that Bai Yinuo would get up early to buy groceries, she got up early and waited for Bai Yinuo at her door.
Su Momo rubbed her eyes sleepily, and saw the kitchen light was on from the corner of her eye. She thought she was the first one to get up. However, she didn't expect that Ji Zihuai got up earlier than her and had already walked into the kitchen to boil water.
What a scheme! After Su Momo was treated coldly by Ji Zihuai several times, she gradually figured it out. After all, she was naive but not stupid.
Su Momo immediately thought of the palace fighting dramas she had watched before, and silently labeled Ji Zihuai as "the vicious queen" in her heart.
The boss is so good-looking and cooks so deliciously, so the waitress position in the restaurant is very popular. Ji Zihuai can't stand her as a newcomer, so he is so indifferent to her, hoping that she will give up.
But what was the use? The boss still let her enter the palace.
After Bai Yinuo pushed open the door, he saw two people not talking to each other. They were both busy working, one was boiling water and the other was sweeping the floor.
Bai Yinuo looked at the dome before dawn and fell into deep thought. Was she too harsh on her helpers? They had to get up at 4:30 in the morning to work.
In her previous life, as the head of the imperial chefs, she never imposed too many restrictions on her subordinates, and the number of rest days she arranged for them was several times more than that of other palaces.
She is not a black-hearted boss!
Bai Yinuo quickly grabbed the two and pushed them out of the kitchen: "Stop busying yourself, let's go to the vegetable market. Don't be so diligent, there's not so much to do in the store."
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Bai Yinuo and two other people came to the farmers' market together.
Bai Yinuo pointed at the stall in front of him and said, "What do you want to eat? To celebrate Su Momo's official joining, what dishes do you want to eat today? As long as I can cook it, I will cook it for you."
When Su Momo heard Bai Yinuo's words, she almost jumped up with joy, and the song "Listing the Menu" played on repeat in her mind.
She tried most of the dishes at Baiji Restaurant and found that none of them were bad. The boss could cook home-cooked dishes so well, so he must be even tastier when he cooks more difficult dishes.
When Su Momo opened her mouth and was about to say the name of the dish, her peripheral vision caught sight of Ji Zihuai standing next to her. She found that he was motionless, expressionless, and indifferent.
What a scheme! Su Momo thought she had guessed the reason why Ji Zihuai didn't speak. If she named a bunch of dishes and Ji Zihuai didn't say anything, it would be so much easier, like a white lotus flower that was independent and detached from the world.
Su Momo thought about it and chose to shut her mouth.
Bai Yinuo thought that the two would compete to choose dishes, but unexpectedly, they were both speechless, and there was a tit-for-tat atmosphere around them.
Bai Yinuo: “…”
"Aren't you going to order food, Su Momo, what do you want to eat?"
Su Momo smiled innocently, just like her online nickname, "First Love Sister": "Boss, everything you cook tastes good. I'm not like others. I'm easy to feed."
"Ji Zihuai, what about you?"
Ji Zihuai thought about it and said concisely: "All is fine."
Bai Yinuo looked at the two people and felt a little strange, but he didn't know why, so he said: "Then I will choose the dishes myself."
"By the way, how about I make you some squirrel mandarin fish and glutinous rice pigeon? The customer was in a hurry to order them, so I didn't leave any for you, and you haven't tasted them yet."
Su Momo's eyes lit up: "Okay."
Bai Yinuo carried the dishes back to the kitchen, processed the mandarin fish, cut cuts on it, coated it with dry starch, and then held the fish in his hands and poured the hot oil on it from top to bottom.
The slippery mandarin fish was shaped under the high temperature, with its tail raised high. It looked full of vitality, as if it was about to jump.
At this time, you can fry the whole fish in the pan.
In addition to these two dishes, Bai Yinuo also stewed some glutinous rice wine meatballs.
Autumn came early in Haishi, and the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the yard had already grown sweet-scented osmanthus flowers. Bai Yinuo carefully observed the sweet-scented osmanthus tree and thought it was an early sweet-scented osmanthus tree.
There is a poem that says, "Plum blossoms must be jealous and chrysanthemums must be ashamed," which is praising the fragrance of osmanthus.
After the osmanthus flowers bloomed, the whole Baiji Restaurant was filled with the scent of osmanthus flowers. This fragrance is rich and charming, and it is the most natural fragrance.
Bai Yinuo brought a small stool, took some fresh osmanthus flowers, and made a dish of osmanthus wine meatballs.
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Su Momo looked at the osmanthus wine-fried meatballs in front of her and was stunned. They were so beautiful.
The fermented rice in the rice balls looks white and transparent, and at first glance, it looks like crystal jelly. The white jade-like balls are evenly distributed in the rice. The golden osmanthus on the surface of the rice balls is the finishing touch, adding bright colors to the whole bowl of rice balls.
Su Momo couldn't help but pick up the osmanthus wine meatballs, took a quick bite, and her eyes widened instantly.
Jiuniang is a kind of sweet rice wine made by fermentation. It tastes sweet and has a long aftertaste.
The meatballs are made of high-quality glutinous rice flour, and are full of rice aroma. The surface of the meatballs is very smooth, soft and fragrant. Su Momo feels like she is in a rice field, and her nose and taste buds can feel the pure rice aroma.
The osmanthus flowers in the osmanthus wine are the finishing touch of the whole dish, making the whole dish come alive and full of the breath of autumn.
Take a mouthful of the sweet-scented osmanthus wine meatballs, and you will feel the sweetness in your heart and the warmth in your stomach.
Su Momo ate the sweet-scented osmanthus wine meatballs one mouthful after another, and soon finished them. Although a bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus wine meatballs was quite large, close to Su Momo's rice appetite, Su Momo touched her stomach at this moment and did not feel satisfied at all.
She glanced at the squirrel mandarin fish and glutinous rice pigeon next to her, wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth, and stretched out her chopsticks.
Ji Zihuai, who was eating next to him, was eating slowly, but when he noticed Su Momo was so anxious, he became alert and joined the team that was grabbing the food.
Bai Yinuo sat opposite the two of them with a bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus rice wine balls, took a sip of the rice wine with a ceramic spoon, and squinted her eyes in satisfaction. If there is no sweet-scented osmanthus in autumn, it seems like something is missing. She looked at the golden sweet-scented osmanthus in the yard, smelled the rich fragrance in the air, and felt relaxed all over.
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Since it was put on the shelves, Dengying Beef has become another top-selling dish at Baiji Restaurant, although this popularity is not accurate because every dish at Baiji Restaurant has a large number of loyal diners.
The reason why Dengying Beef has become a top-tier dish is that it has an advantage that no other dish can replace - convenience.
Dengying beef is not only easy to pack, but also very convenient to eat. Dengying beef has become the favorite snack of students in Haishi No. 2 Middle School, just like crab stuffed orange.
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In a corridor of Haishi No. 2 Middle School, Zhang Ke and Li Fengze walked to another class and talked to a boy. The boy carefully took out a white packaging bag from the belly of the table and quickly handed it to Zhang Ke, with a serious face: "Don't let anyone find out, this is an important secret."
Zhang Ke took the white packaging bag and nodded heavily: "Thank you, thank you organization, I will not let you down."
After Zhang Ke and Li Fengze got their things, they returned to the corridor. After looking around and finding that no one noticed here, they breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the classroom.
In the office, Lao Liu took out a small bag of beef from his pocket, picked up a piece of beef jerky and put it in his mouth, feeling the spicy and fragrant taste of the beef, and his whole body was filled with a happy atmosphere.
He looked at his watch and found that it was almost time for class, so he stuffed the beef back into his pocket with regret and walked out of the office.
What Lao Liu didn't expect was that as soon as he came out of the office, he saw his students acting sneaky.
His eyes widened. After such a long time, he had a deep understanding of these two people. The way they looked showed that they were going to do something bad!
Old Liu tiptoed and followed the two men quietly, wanting to know what they were going to do.
After Zhang Ke and Li Fengze returned to the classroom, they breathed a sigh of relief.
When more than a dozen classmates saw the two of them coming back, they immediately surrounded them, looking anxious: "Where are the things?"
"Yeah, where's the stuff? Take it out quickly, I can't help it anymore."
"Don't worry, don't worry." Zhang Ke opened the white packaging bag and said, "You are all people who have paid. Each of you will get one bag. No one will be left behind."
Old Liu outside the door pricked up his ears and looked alert. No matter whether this thing was a game or a card, it was definitely a bad thing and would not be beneficial to learning!
To catch a thief, you must catch him in the act.
Old Liu waited quietly for a while. After hearing the sound of Zhang Ke opening the package, he immediately walked into the classroom and shouted: "What are you doing!"
Some people were frightened by the sudden appearance of Lao Liu, and the things in their hands fell to the ground with a snap.
But they didn't even bother to be afraid of the head teacher. Instead, they immediately lowered their heads and bent over to pick up the plastic bag on the ground. Only after they saw that the bag was not damaged and the contents had not fallen out did they breathe a sigh of relief.
They looked at Lao Liu and complained in low voices.
"I'm scared to death. This thing is so expensive. It costs me a week's pocket money."
"The moment it fell from my hand, I felt my heart stop beating."
Lao Liu found that they ignored him, and said angrily: "I caught you, why don't you hand over all the games."
Zhang Ke opened his eyes wide, with an innocent look on his face: "Teacher, it's not what you think. You listen to my excuses, no, listen to my explanation."
Old Liu looked unconvinced: "I don't believe you, then why are you sneaking around like that? Are you trying to prevent thieves?"
Zhang Ke said seriously: "It's not to protect against thieves. But it is to protect against people."
Seeing that Zhang Ke refused to repent, Old Liu took the thing from Zhang Ke's hand, opened the bag, and found that the contents were different from what he had imagined.
"...Why are you making such a fuss about buying a bag of snacks?" When Old Liu saw the beef in the package, he felt like a bucket of cold water was poured on his enthusiasm.
"You don't know how popular this beef is. If everyone wants to buy it, the beef will be limited!"
Old Liu felt very distressed when he thought about the beef he bought earlier being snatched up by his colleagues. He nodded in agreement and blurted out, "Indeed."
Zhang Ke: “???”
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Recently, many customers came to Baiji Restaurant and smelled the sweet osmanthus fragrance. They thought Bai Yinuo bought some kind of incense and wanted to recommend it. Later, they found out that there was an early osmanthus tree in the yard, and they drooled with envy.
There were black and white signs in Haishi, and many people didn't know whether they were here to buy things or to visit graves. In the eyes of the public, Haishi's urban planning was not well done and lacked some human touch.
"There is a century-old osmanthus tree in the park near my home. It might be a relative of your osmanthus tree, but it was uprooted by someone."
"I also remember that osmanthus tree. It was still there when I was in primary school. Whenever I passed by that park and smelled the fragrance of osmanthus, I would feel refreshed even though I still didn't want to go to school."
"After the osmanthus tree was removed, it was replaced by a heather tree. Oh my god, people are stupid. I am so angry. Isn't the osmanthus tree ten thousand times better than the heather tree?"
"I heard from others that the osmanthus flower was removed because it would fall to the ground and make the road surface unclean."
"What do they know, Gui
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